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daaron

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3. Just got back from watching it in Albuquerque sweet spot.

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Sun May 20, 2012, 10:26 PM

May 2012

No cool gear, just a couple big pieces of paper, one with an aperture. Then some neighborhood kids came by with welding helmets and we got to lay eyes on the Ring of Fire.

I confess I couldn't help myself. I glanced at it with the naked eye. Had to. It was like a brilliant hole.

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Eclipse photos [View all] pokerfan May 2012 OP

Outside the perfect zone, I took several shots. The crescent shapes... NYC_SKP May 2012 #1

Thank you so much, my dear pokerfan! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #2

Amazing Seattle eclipse pic!!!!! pokerfan May 2012 #5

Joke's on you! They're facing northeast. laconicsax May 2012 #7

Ha! I'd just posted on Peggy's thread that we were socked in all day, so gateley May 2012 #10

That's about it looked from my vantage point in Japan, too! Art_from_Ark May 2012 #11

Just got back from watching it in Albuquerque sweet spot. daaron May 2012 #3

Here are mine: laconicsax May 2012 #4

well done! Skittles May 2012 #6

Beautiful pictures... 1620rock May 2012 #8

More pokerfan May 2012 #9

The crescents projected by tree leaves were fascinating to me. hunter May 2012 #12